Working hard in the games industry for @MakinGames, creator of @Raging_Justice. Formerly of Rare, Codemasters, and The Multiplayer Group.
England
Joined June 2009
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Been away from Twitter for a year or so, what's happened? Is it still a great forum for discussion? :P Considering deleting this account if it's still not possible to curate my own feed nicely, I used to like that Tweetdeck thing before it got all messed up.
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So finally I finished work on basic moveset for Rose, it remains to do the best part, grab system (actually I hate it 🥲).
#sparkhunt #indiegame #beatemup #madewithunreal #fightinggame
Rather enjoying GoldenEye, memories flooding back after all this time… and now I actually recognise some of the faces.
Well done my old chums at Rare on getting the release out there
Also, no way I’m hitting the times for the cheat menu options on Facility this time
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So this is pretty wild. It seems like Starfox could work on Genesis/MD without additional hardware. Though, that also makes me wonder how it would fare with the SVP chip as this demo is already often twice the frame-rate of the Super NES original.
New video of current status of Starfox demo for Sega Genesis/MD.
The scramble intro sound and the music during gameplay are streaming sample rate at 12khz (2 to 1 compresion adpcm type, the same format I used on wolf3d) playing with the z80. #starfox, #SegaGenesis, #Megadrive
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OAOA is still 75% off for the next 30 (ish) hours on #Steam
Let's see if we can get some big stats on this post. Please RT :)
tinyurl.com/SteamOAOA
#SteamWinterSale #indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #gamedev #games
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We take R&D very seriously; it allows us to stay ahead of the game and continuously improve.
Now, we're looking for a Senior Game Artist to support the team, helping to deliver the best-looking and best-performing multiplayer experiences in the industry: ow.ly/ilhS50M8ov5
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Terribly sad news about the recent passing of Archer Maclean. He made some truly sensational games, from IK+ to Archer Maclean's Pool, and used to write wonderful columns for the magazine. Our thoughts go out to all his friends and family.
I thought I was ahead of where I usually was.
But it’s 2am and I’m not in bed yet.
Expect the usually 6 hours sleep at most. Christmas Eve isn’t for snoozing it seems.
Well this ends a week of shitty covid (for me at least). Starting to feel normal again, just hoping beyond hope that it doesn’t cause my wife a long covid relapse again.
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C++ Geniuses - we're looking at you! 🫵
If you're a strong engineer with professional experience in games, MPG can offer you a remote-friendly opportunity with a great work-life balance.
Find out more about our #SoftwareEngineering roles: mpg.io/careers
Drilling for North Sea gas and fracking is something I really disagree with
But it makes me fkking angry that it’s not part of a larger “energy independence” package that includes solar and onshore wind. Two of the cheapest and quickest ways to get an energy surplus in the UK
Can we please start putting up onshore wind turbines again? Stop the daft rules that make nimbyism much easier? Set up a loan scheme for solar panels and battery storage (so it pays for itself eventually)
I’m not so against Nuclear, but, you know, do the cheap electricity too?
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I see that many people complain that peat-free composts are not as good as peat based ones. I have not used peat in a growing medium for over 25 years and have never had any problems at all. Some are better than others but ALL are better than using peat!
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FUN FACT: Renewables are NINE times cheaper than gas.
It's almost like we should switch to energy sources that cost less and don't burn the planet.
Still rather annoyed at how much cheaper Gas is. It can never be clean, or good for the environment. Electricity generation cost is coming down significantly with renewables and yet it’s the one that so much higher.
Though both are too expensive I’m here in the uk.
